Naruto trained for another two hours before calling it a night. He had to refrain training his chakra regeneration technique once his HP dropped too low while he let it regenerate. Either way it was a successful night. Naruto had done everything he could to prepare for the mission to come.
You have slept in your bed. HP & CP are fully restored.
Naruto awoke as usual, wide awake and ready to get the day underway. After his morning routine and a nice breakfast he was out the door to meet up with his team at the south gate.
Naruto arrived a few minutes early. Sasuke was there waiting with a pack over his should. Sakura was also there waiting though she looked drastically different. She was wearing clothing similar to what Naruto had previously worn before his most recent upgrade of gear. Her black jacket had a dark red highlights similar to her old dress instead of the orange he used to wear. She did very much look like a serious shinobi now, it was somewhat impressive.
Naruto was about to compliment her when Kakashi suddenly appeared in a whirl of leaves.
"Good, you're all on time," said Kakashi.
"I hope you're all super ready," said Tazuna. He looked like he was nursing quite the hangover.
"Don't worry, if things turn badly I'll be here to protect you," offered Kakashi, trying to reassure the man.
The old man paled suddenly and stepped to the side of the road leading out of the village and vomited. It was very unpleasant both to hear and then to smell as the odor seemed to pupate despite being outdoors.
"Right, let's get a move on," ordered Kakashi, ignoring his client's plight and thanking kami for his mask.
Naruto couldn't help grinning as he stepped out of the gates even though he knew things were like to go quite badly very soon. He was finally getting out of the village.
Discovery of the 'South Road' earns you 1000 Exp.
Having discovered there is a great big world outside of the village you've grown and prospered in, you now set out on the next part of your journey as a shinobi. 'World Map' function is now unlocked and accessible with the command 'World Map'.
Naruto's grin grew little larger.
Every dozen or so kilometers or at a crossroads another window would pop up with a discovery message and a thousand experience.
"Okay team, let's make camp here," ordered Kakashi, as the evening sun had just begun to set.
The three genin quickly made camp, collecting firewood, putting up tents, and setting perimeter traps. Kakashi meanwhile did a quick sweep of the surrounding area coming back with a handful of rabbits.
Naruto watched as Kakashi prepared and cooked the rabbit, learning a recipe for a simple grilled rabbit in the process. It was actually fairly tasty too.
That night Naruto got to sleep first as he was given last watch. His tent protected him from the bugs and the sleeping bag was warm but the hard ground was not very comfortable. So he wasn't very surprised when he woke up to a message that was less than satisfying.
You have slept in a tent and sleeping bag. HP & CP are 50% restored.
Now while it wasn't full, it was acceptable given that he was at full when he went to sleep that night anyway.
Naruto took his shift first thing in the morning, it was quiet thankfully.
Three days passed in this way, just travelling and camping. On the fourth day everything changed.
Naruto was on point with Sasuke flanked left and Sakura flanked right while Kakashi followed behind in the rear of the formation, the four points surrounding Tazuna. About a hundred meters ahead there was a puddle and hovering above that puddle where two names.
Gozu Lv28
Meizu Lv28
Naruto quirked his head to the side before he asked softly. "Are we expecting any shinobi to show up on this mission?"
"Nah, bandits at most," answered Kakashi, his nose still firmly in his book.
"Ah," said Naruto, reaching into his pouch for a pair of kunai and explosive tags. Naruto wrapped the tags around the two kunai drawing his teammates' attention. Both looked at him curiously.
Naruto pointed silently at the puddle then held up two fingers. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly but followed Naruto's lead preparing two kunai the same way. Sakura saw Sasuke mimicking Naruto and did the same.
Naruto counted down with his fingers and tossed the pair of kunai toward the puddle, an action Sakura and Sasuke both repeated. The boom that followed along with the body parts was loud and gory to say the least. One head and several unidentifiable body parts landed near the group, another almost whole body landed with a sickening thud some distance away. Gozu was in critical condition and quickly bleeding out from the missing arm and both legs.
Bonus Objective Completed: Awarded 10000 Exp
Quest Alert: C-Rank Mission . . . as if.
Protect Tazuna through the process of completing his bridge.
Objectives:
Escort Tazuna safely to Nami no Kuni.
Escort Tazuna safely through Nami no Kuni to his home.
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Bonus Objectives:
Ambush the ambushers, defeat Gozu and Meizu before they can spring their trap.
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Completion Award: 5000 Exp per Objective
10000 Exp per Bonus Objective.
50000 Exp upon completion of all Objectives.
100000 Ryo upon completion of all Objectives.
Increase reputation with Konoha
Increase reputation with Nami
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